Skinny Johnson
William C. "Skinny" Johnson was an American basketball player during the 1930s. As a 6-4 center Johnson was among the tallest players of his time. The Oklahoma City native attended the University of Kansas, where he was a three-year letterwinner under coach Phog Allen. He was named First-Team Big Six Conference twice as well as Second-Team Big Six Conference once. During the 1930s he played amateur basketball with several AAU teams. He briefly coached collegiate basketball at Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City, Missouri as well. On May 2, 1977, Johnson was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player.
